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Large
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(superl.) Free; unembarrassed.
(2):
(n.) A musical note, formerly in use, equal to two longs, four breves, or eight semibreves.
(3):
(superl.) Prodigal in expending; lavish.
(4):
(superl.) Unrestrained by decorum; - said of language.
(5):
(superl.) Crossing the line of a ship's course in a favorable direction; - said of the wind when it is abeam, or between the beam and the quarter.
(6):
(superl.) Having more than usual power or capacity; having broad sympathies and generous impulses; comprehensive; - said of the mind and heart.
(7):
(superl.) Full in statement; diffuse; full; profuse.
(8):
(superl.) Abundant; ample; as, a large supply of provisions.
(9):
(superl.) Exceeding most other things of like kind in bulk, capacity, quantity, superficial dimensions, or number of constituent units; big; great; capacious; extensive; - opposed to small; as, a large horse; a large house or room; a large lake or pool; a large jug or spoon; a large vineyard; a large army; a large city.
(10):
(adv.) Freely; licentiously.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Large'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/l/large.html. 1828.
